January 23, 2006 – MichaelZimmer.org

Google Video and Privacy

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 23, 2006in Privacy, Search Engines

Ed Felton has a fabulous post on the privacy implications of the Google Video's DRM technology. In his summation, he captures what the ongoing privacy issues with Google really mean for the company:...Google’s famous “don’t be evil” motto, and customers’…

Protecting Your Search Privacy

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 23, 2006in Privacy, Search Engines

Following up on the recent Wired News article on how to protect the privacy of your search engine usage, Danny Sullivan has prepared a much more detailed description of the kinds of tracks left behind when using a search engine,…

In Google We Trust

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 23, 2006in Privacy, Search Engines, Values In Design

Simson Garfinkel has a very timely article in the latest Technology Review titled "In Google We Trust." Garfinkel warns of some of the privacy concerns with Google's Gmail, and calls on Google to respond by implementing privacy-protecting policies and design…